A veritable child prodigy, St. John toured Europe before her entrance at age 13 into the distinguished Curtis Institute of Music. She emerged as an artist that Los Angeles Times described as "a volcanic violinist with a huge, fabulous tone that pours out of her like molten lava."

St. John’s performance at Willamette will include works by Claude Debussy, John Corigliano and Martin Kennedy, and it will include selections of virtuoso, Macedonian, Middle Eastern, Yiddish and European folk music.

In addition to the ticketed performance on Nov. 19, the public is welcome to attend free residency events for Willamette students, including St. John’s master class for strings on Nov. 18 and a lecture by John Corigliano on Nov. 20. Both events are from 2 to 4 p.m. in Rogers Music Center.